World war 2 was full of many obvious hero’s like the courageous solders and the devoted nurses but what many people forget about are the lesser know hero’s, people who do good away from the battle field like Oskar Schindler. Schindler a business man that changed his view on the war and saved hundreds of lives. In war, a time of bloodshed and loss one person can make a huge difference to the lives of others, particularly those high up in the social hierarchy. Oskar Schindler did good by making sure that no harm would come to the Jews that worked for him, therefore saving hundreds of lives. Oskar Schindler did many heroic actions in World War 2, and the context in which he did was amazing. Schindler had a list, a list of life, a list that contained …show more content…
When he heard about this he ran to the train station and he bribed, threated and mentioned the names of some of his Nazi friends until he was able to take his workers back to the factory, saving their lives. In early 1943 the Nazis wanted to do the final liquidation of the Krakow ghetto, they wanted to send the healthy prisoners to labour camps and the rest were either killed at the spot or sent to death camps and gas chambers. Schindler knew that most of his workers were situated there and he knew death would be their fate. Schindler wouldn’t allow any of his employees to die so he used his well-practised skills in bribery and threats to assure they lives would be spared. He used his power and his position high up in the social hierarchy to persuade the officials that his factory and therefore they workers there were essential to the war effort. He also had the idea to have a camp build beside his factory so the Jews would be away from the inhumane brutality of the Nazis. Schindler saved 1200 Jews during the Holocaust and did actions only a pure hero could do.
“He who saves a single life saves the world entire.” In the moments that Oskar Schindler heard these words his view on the war changed dramatically. It went from a chance to make hundreds but to saves hundreds. Some may disagree but one individual can make a huge difference at the time of war.
Oskar Schindler represents human goodness with his actions during the Holocaust. Oskar starts as a man who only acts for
Oskar Schindler rescued Jews from being deported to concentration camps by getting them to work for him. He treated them all very well and they were all exempt from Auschwitz. He got arrested on charges of irregularities and favoring Jews. He set up factories in Krakow, home of about 60,000 Jews. The factories primarily had Jewish workers. He got permission to keep his factories if he moved them to Brunnlitz. There were 700 men and 300 women deported to Auschwitz, when Schindler found out he got them released and sent to work for him. Oskar and his wife Emily both helped rescue Jews. Emily stopped a cattle car with 120 Jewish men in it and she convinced the SS officer that the men were needed for work. As a result the men were sent back to work for Oskar and Emily. Together they rescued over 1,000 Jews.
Oskar Schindler helped many jews survive the holocaust and he also helped many jews start new lives away from Germany. Oskar took at least 900 Jews from the Plazow death camp and made them work in his factory where they would be safe from the Nazi’s. Oskar at first was with the Germans and their attempts to get rid of all the jews but when he saw the cruel things that they did to the jews he had a change of heart. So when he took in the jews to his factory his workers began manufacturing defective ammunition for the Germans. Oskar helped many jews avoid death and instead kept them in a place where they would be safe.
Schindler gave them hope and courage to hang in there. In conclusion Schindler was a strong man with much bravery who took a stand that no one else would risk and is truly a hero in everyone's eyes around the
When you think of a World War II hero, you might think of a soldier who fought for his country and our freedom. Of course, anyone who fought in World War II should be considered a hero but there are many non-military heroes from that time too. Oskar Schindler is one of those people. He was a German industrialist, a spy, and member of the Nazi Party who is responsible for saving 1,200 Jews lives during the Holocaust by giving them jobs in his enamelware and ammunitions factories.
helped so many Jewish people. Schindler definitely was not a man of many morals, but his
Oskar Schindler is considered an amazing hero of the Holocaust and is noteworthy because he rescued a lot of Jews, changed his Nazi beliefs, and was recognized by the state of Israel as one of the “Righteous Among the Nation.” He was a German industrialist who had such a huge impact on modern society, he protected the jews from the wrath of the Nazi Party and preserved generation of Jewish families.
With the question being why Schindler saved the jews he developed his ways and that's why he did it. At first it was for money then it changed into a safe haven for the jews and he was saving them just because they were people. With Schindler changing his ways and trying to save the jews and saving the eleven hundred to twelve hundred jews Oscar Schindler was the only man as a christian that was able to be buried in a jewish graveyard for what he did for them. They appreciated him and look up to him still today and put stones on his grave to honor what he did and what he risked to save
He saved over one thousand Jewish people from going to labor or death camps. He risked his life for people he has never even met. Schindler received word that a train of evacuated Jews from Golezow camp was stranded in the nearby city of Svitavy. As he has done twice before, Schindler pulled some strings at the top and got permission from German officials to take his workers to the nearby station to rescue the stranded. Once at the station, they forced the doors open to the rail car and saved about one hundred half frozen Jews and did their best to nurse the ill back to health, and those who did not survive received a proper Jewish burial.
Oskar Schindler grew up in a prosperous Catholic family with all the privileges money could buy. He grew up to be a German industrialist, spy, and a member of the Nazi Party, who outwitted Hitler and the Nazis to save more Jews than any other from the deathly events of World War॥. With the help of his wife, Emilie Schindler, Oskar Schindler saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his ammunition and enamelware factories, spending millions bribing the SS, and eventually risking his life to rescue the Schindler-Jews (“The Oscar Schindler Story”)
Oskar Schindler fought to save many lives, during the Holocaust. The reasons why are endless, but many people own their lives to those reasons. He was of the very few people that knew what was really happening. He made the choice to step in and help, those who couldn't help themselves. " The persecution of Jews in Poland was gradually worsened in its cruelty. Oskar Schindler had overcome his
No other Nazis were even the slightest kind towards Jews, so doing this put his own life at risk. “It took unbelievable courage and ingenuity, not to mention enormous bribes, for Schindler to get the necessary approvals to disassemble lathes, punch presses, and other heavy equipment and transport all of the parts to that distant location”(148). No challenge stood in his way of saving as many Jews as he could, Schindler had no fear of what was going to happen. If Schindler had fear it would’ve been harder to accomplish what he did, the courage he had is what let him save the Jews he
To think that this self centred man would become known for a shining moment of salvation for so many is almost beyond belief. Oskar Schindler is not a humanitarian or a force for ?good? in the typical sense. He is depicted within the film as a man that simply found himself in a unique position and rose to the occasion. Evil on the other hand, is epitomised throughout the film by the actions of those involved in the Nazi regime, in particular Amon Goeth who was in charge of the forced labour camp at Plaszow.
[War] brings out the worst in people. Never the good, always the bad. Even in the midst the devastation of a national genocide, where one race turned against another in hate, good people existed and worked to counteract the hate through love and compassion. Oskar Schindler was one of these people. World War II provided him the means to become a very wealthy and powerful man, yet he did not exploit the Jews like many other businessmen during his time. He used his money and power to save thousands. Much can be learned from what happened during the holocaust and what Schindler did to save thousands of Jews.
He used his connections with people to bring certain Jews to work for him in his factory. Itzhak Stern was a Jewish accountant, who helped Schindler make money for his factory. Stern had a big part in why Schindler changed how he felt about the Jews. Stern was a very intelligent man, who had ideas on how to help save the Jews, but he